ToString (geography Data Type)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Returns the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Well-Known Text (WKT) representation of a geography instance augmented with any Z (elevation) and M (measure) values carried by the instance.
This geography data type method supports FullGlobe instances or spatial instances that are larger than a hemisphere.
Syntax
.ToString ()
Return Types
SQL Server return type: nvarchar(max)
CLR return type: SqlString
Remarks
This method returns the string "Null" when called on null instances. In SQL Server 2012 (11.x), the set of possible results on the server has been extended to FullGlobe instances. This method will return the same value as AsTextZM()
.
This method is not precise.
Examples
The following example create a LineString
instance and uses ToString()
to return the text description of the instance.
DECLARE @g geography;
SET @g = geography::STGeomFromText('LINESTRING(-122.360 47.656, -122.343 47.656)', 4326);
SELECT @g.ToString();
See Also
Extended Methods on Geography Instances
AsTextZM (geography Data Type)